The performances eventually took place shortly before 1pm but were scaled down because the square around the Bank Of England was cordoned off by police, meaning it was impossible to get a suitable sound system to the performers.

Our reporter who was in crowd at the protest said that Bragg, Nash and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly‘s Sam Duckworth played several songs acoustically for the protesters who were inside the cordon.

Enter Shikari‘s Roughton ‘Rou’ Reynolds was also among those being contained by police, although the crowds are now being allowed to leave.

Meanwhile, a branch of the Royal Bank Of Scotland adjacent to the protest was broken into by a small group on the fringe of the march.